South Carolina House Bill 5028 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-20 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Davis
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 40-15-80, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Practice Of Dental Hygiene, So As To Revise Actions Dental Hygienists May Perform In Certain Settings And The Degrees Of Supervision Required And To Provide Dental Hygienists Practicing Interdependently In Public Health Settings Without Supervision Must Be Recognized And Directly Reimbursed By Medicaid And Other Payers; To Amend Section 40-15-85, Relating To Definitions Concerning Professions Regulated By The Board Of Dentistry, So As To Provide A Necessary Definition; And To Amend Section 40-15-102, Relating To Supervision Restrictions For Dental Hygienists Performing Services Authorized By A Dentist, So As To Remove Restrictions Applicable In School Or Nursing Home Settings.

Dental hygienists

Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Ivory Thigpen [D]
Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-20	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Davis
2022-02-24	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2022-02-24	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	15	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	15	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	15	85	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5028&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5028_20220224.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/H5028%202022-02-24%20introduced.pdf